Christmas Is 4 Ever

Christmas Is 4 Ever is a 2006 Christmas-themed album by Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins. The album was released in the United States by the Shout Factory label and by P-Vine Records in Japan. The album represents the first Christmas album made by any member of the P-Funk musical collective. The album features re-workings of Christmas standards such as "Silent Night", "Merry Christmas Baby", and "Sleigh Ride", as well as original compositions such as "Happy Holidaze".

Christmas Is 4 Ever
Studio album by
Bootsy Collins
Released2006
Recorded2006
GenreFunk, hip-hop
Length68:35
LabelShout Factory; P-Vine
ProducerBootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins chronology
Play with Bootsy
(2002)		 Christmas Is 4 Ever
(2006)		 Tha Funk Capital of the World
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Collins stated: "I’ve wanted to do a Christmas album forever, but I never really got the chance or the time to really think about doing it and putting the effort in it."[2]

Track listing
  1. N-Yo-City 3:05
  2. Merry Christmas Baby 4:30
  3. Jingle Belz (Jingle Bells) 4:58
  4. Happy Holidaze 6:29
  5. Chestnutz (The Christmas Song) 5:05
  6. Winterfunkyland (Winter Wonderland) 6:57
  7. Santa's Coming (Santa Claus Is Coming to Town) 4:58
  8. Boot-Off (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) 5:23
  9. Silent Night (Traditional) 5:34
  10. Sleigh Ride 6:03
  11. Dis-Christmiss (This Christmas) 3:27
  12. Be-With-You 6:12
  13. Christmas Is 4 Ever 5:50

Personnel
  • Don Bynum: Saxophone
  • Bobby Byrd: Background Vocals
  • Tobe Casual-T: Turntables
  • Candis Cheatham: Vocals, Beats
  • Keith Cheatham: Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Beats
  • Keith Cheatham, Jr., Miguel Cheatham: Beats & Raps
  • Catfish Collins: Guitar
  • Charlie Daniels: Fiddle, Background Vocals
  • Matt Dawson: Vocals
  • Snoop Dogg: Raps
  • Tobe Donohue: Percussion
  • Tyreka & Tyesha Grissom (Da Blessed Twins): Background Vocals
  • Michael Hampton: Guitar
  • Ian "Haiku" Herzog: Beatbox
  • Jerome Johnson: Background Vocals
  • Razor Johnson: Keyboards
  • Ron Kat: Vocals
  • Kendra & Kim: Background Vocals
  • Johnny Mayfield: Background Vocals
  • Blackbyrd McKnight: Guitar
  • Morris Mingo: Keyboards & Drums
  • The NastyNattihorns: Horns
  • Melvin Parker: Drums
  • Paul Patterson: Live Strings, Mandolins & Violins
  • MC Danny Ray: Vocal Raps
  • Razzberry: Vocals
  • Garry Shider: Vocals, Guitar
  • Sugarfoot: Background Vocals
  • Randy Villars: Saxophone
  • Frankie "Kash" Waddy: Drums
  • Fred Wesley: Trombone
  • Teddy Wilburn: Drums
  • Danielle Withers: Vocals
  • Belita Woods: Vocals
  • Bernie Worrell: Clavinet, Piano
  • Macy Gray:[3] Vocals
  • Bobby Womack:[4] Vocals

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References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Bootsy Collins, Suicide Girls interview, October 2006
  3. glidemagazine.com https://glidemagazine.com/5902/first-new-bootsy-collins-album-in-6-years/. Retrieved 2019-11-23. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. glidemagazine.com https://glidemagazine.com/5902/first-new-bootsy-collins-album-in-6-years/. Retrieved 2019-11-23. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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